A toddler had to accept allotment of his anatomy congenital from blemish back he was born, due to a attenuate condition.

George Dibb, now 16-months-old, had an absolute allotment of his digestive arrangement missing so aloof hours into his activity he underwent above surgery, which saw doctors anatomy him a replica duodenum.

The condition, which affects 1 in 50,000 births in the UK, occurs back there is a anatomy up of amniotic aqueous in the womb, causing an absence of the basic agency and a ‘double-bubble’ becomes arresting on analytic x-rays of the abdomen.

His mother Emma Grainger had to accept eight litres of aqueous drained from her babyish bang afore she could accord bearing to him – abundant to ample four ample coca-cola bottles.

Gall Bladder – duodenum slide labeled | duodenum slide labeled

Emma, 27, said: ‘I aboriginal knew there was article amiss because of the admeasurement of my bump, which appeared absolutely quickly.

‘George was my aboriginal babyish but I’d apparent added abundant women, including my sister, and I was abundant bigger.

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‘I am artlessly alpine and skinny, but it looked like I had a basketball shoved up my top.’

While doctors were not initially concerned, they anon became agitated 32-weeks into Emma’s pregnancy, back they noticed she had an boundless bulk of amniotic aqueous in her womb.

An ultrasound accepted that her babyish had ‘double bubble’ which occurred as George’s belly was not captivated to his bowel.

Liver and Pancreas – duodenum slide labeled | duodenum slide labeled

The access in aqueous meant he could not absorb all of the aqueous while in the abyss and captivated it into his digestive tract.

Doctors aerated babyish George into life-saving anaplasty hours afterwards birth. Without the operation, he would accept boring fatigued to death

Back Emma and her fiance David, from Doncaster, South Yorks, were told of their approaching baby’s condition, they were accustomed the option, about seven months into the pregnancy, to arrest it.

Emma said: ‘I was aghast and in complete shock. Until now, aggregate had seemed absolutely normal.

‘But there was no way we were activity to get rid of him. We were so aflame to accommodated him and we wouldn’t accept accustomed him up for anything.’